Sun, 12th Feb 2012

National News

Tom Jones kicks off Baftas bash

7:45pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Gary Oldman and wife Alexandra arrive for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards

The Bafta film awards have begun with a bang with Sir Tom Jones belting out the theme to the James Bond film Thunderball - more than 40 years after he first recorded the song - to mark half-a-century of the superspy's cinema adventures.

Jagger and Macca grace pop charts

7:03pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Mick Jagger features on the new Will I Am single

The charts are being graced with musical greatness after two legends soared into the top three of both singles and album listings.

Hollywood stars out for Baftas

7:03pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Gary Oldman and wife Alexandra arrive for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards

Some of Hollywood's biggest names are in town for the Bafta film awards.

Drivers warned over icy conditions

5:28pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Britain endured its coldest night of the winter on Friday night

The cold snap may have come to an end on Sunday - but emergency services continue to warn of the dangers of icy conditions.

Andrew Lansley must go, says Hughes

4:23pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has come under increasing pressure over NHS reform proposals

David Cameron's efforts to close down speculation over the future of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley have suffered a setback when a senior Liberal Democrat urged his removal.

Hunt warns over racism in football

4:11pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Liverpool's Luis Suarez (left) refuses to shake the hand of Manchester United's Patrice Evra prior to kick-off

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that football must not return to the "bad old days" following high-profile racism rows.

Tributes paid to Whitney Houston

2:37pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Singer Whitney Houston has died, aged 48 (AP)

Stars are expected to pay emotional tributes to Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards after the singing legend's shock death.

Syrian officers 'should be named'

1:51pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander also said members of the Arab League should impose trade sanctions against Syria

The names of officers leading government forces in violent crackdowns against civilians in Syria could be published so they know they may face justice if the Assad regime falls, Labour says.

RBS bankers arrested in tax probe

11:38am Sunday 12th February 2012

Bankers from the Royal Bank of Scotland have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe into an alleged tax fraud

Bankers from the Royal Bank of Scotland have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe into an alleged tax fraud.

Tank marks charity eggstravaganza

1:01pm Sunday 12th February 2012

Sculptor Stuart Murdoch with the Challenger II tank he built using Eggs for Soldiers egg boxes

This tank might look like a sturdy piece of military kit but it wouldn't be much use in battle.

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